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    3. ぼんやり

    ぼんやり

    ぼんやり

    dimly

    N3KMT4CoreEmotions & PsychologyKana Vocab12 strokes

    ぼんやりボンヤリ

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    1.
    dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2.
    absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3.
    idly, aimlessly
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Noun

    4.
    absence of mind, fool, blockhead, dunce

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    彼かれはぼんやりと空そらを見みていた。

    He was vaguely looking at the sky.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    ぼんやりしていて、電でん車しゃを乗のり過すごしてしまった。

    I was absentminded and missed my train.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyTravel & Transportation
    疲つかれていると、頭あたまがぼんやりして集しゅう中ちゅうできない。

    When I'm tired, my head feels fuzzy and I can't concentrate.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    霧きりで景けし色きがぼんやりとしか見みえない。

    The scenery is only vaguely visible due to the fog.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれはいつもぼんやりしていて、周まわりのことに気きづかないことが多おおい。

    He's always absentminded and often doesn't notice things around him.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kana that make up this word

    ぼ
    bo
    ん
    n
    や
    ya
    り
    ri
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